Devastated family and friends have paid tribute to a Glasgow schoolboy who died after getting into difficulty on the River Tay.
The 12-year-old, named locally as Kayden Walker, is believed to have been boogie-boarding on Sunday near Stanley in Perthshire when he came into difficulty.
He was airlifted to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow for treatment but died in the early hours of Tuesday.
Kayden’s brother Kai Thomson says there are 'no words' to make the situation faced by the family any easier.
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In a heartbreaking Facebook post, the 20-year-old said: “You really don’t know what’s around the corner and in my mind I still don’t fully believe it all.
“I love you wee man with all my heart. Until we meet again.”
He promised to ensure little brother Jude grew up 'knowing just how much of an amazing big brother he had'.
Cousin Brogan O’Connor says the tragic death has been ‘another blow’ to their family, and that the family would ‘never be the same’.
On Facebook, she wrote: “A wee boy with his full life ahead of him taken too soon in a freak accident as he was enjoying his summer holidays - our family will never be the same.
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“Thoughts are with Charlene, Mary and the rest of our extended family at this truly devastating time.
“You really never know what is round the corner and I urge everyone to make the most of the time spent with their loved ones.”
Kayden’s school friends have arranged a beautiful tribute to the youngster, who they described as ‘friends with everybody’, and someone who ‘always made people smile and laugh’.
Crowds will gather at Crownpoint, in the East End, on Monday August 5 to release balloons in his memory.
A post circulating Facebook says Kayden was ‘taken far too soon and should be celebrated’.
Police, fire and ambulance services raced to the scene on Sunday after the water sports tragedy.
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